tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415838695962615627.post8946411720583357561..comments2023-10-31T04:58:26.353-05:00Comments on blogadelphia: Perspective Takes Flightel chupacabrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16561225364468732743noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415838695962615627.post-62788303522999289222013-11-30T09:22:19.858-06:002013-11-30T09:22:19.858-06:00R- Whoa, hadn't heard that one before. I start...R- Whoa, hadn't heard that one before. I started to click over and gooogle it but I remembered the length of the flight was correct and the wingspan sounded about right so yeah, how's that for some perspective?!<br /><br />Don- You got that right. I still remember seeing them on line from the overlook. An old GF's dad spent 24 hours on that line with his 52 running after JFK's death. A truck would come by so often with fuel and another with food and coffee.<br />Ha, what a classic. One of my old APCs was called The Love Track... What, I'm not supposed to talk about that!el chupacabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561225364468732743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415838695962615627.post-26543951265103821262013-11-29T12:21:24.606-06:002013-11-29T12:21:24.606-06:00Used to love driving 820 NW when those BUFFs would...Used to love driving 820 NW when those BUFFs would be on final to Carswell - what an awesome sight!<br /><br />It's also fun to see all the folks using the wings as sunshade at the Alliance airshows.<br /><br />Funny to think of all the jet aircraft that've come & gone since the Stratofortress: B-58 Hustler, F-111 Aardvark, Phantom II, Tomcat - and yet it soldiers (airmans?) on.<br /><br />And besides, without the B-52s, where would we have come to learn about Rock Lobsters and Love Shacks?an Donalbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418506325893352676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415838695962615627.post-24064264058233483032013-11-28T20:43:32.953-06:002013-11-28T20:43:32.953-06:00The wingspan of a B-52 is 185ft. The Orville Wrigh...The wingspan of a B-52 is 185ft. The Orville Wright's first flight at Kitty Hawk was 120ft.RPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com